Well today was a fun day… not for all though… My accomplishments were few but interesting.
I had made an appointment for “MY GRANDSONS” cat Lilly, to see the Vet.
It was time for a yearly checkup and some shots since she likes to go outside they recommend a couple of shots for her. She also gets the monthly dose of flea and Tick stuff but this is way more complicated. You see she is not a “stranger” type cat… if strangers show up she is gone, hiding… She also does not care for the stranger to get close, pet, probe or otherwise contact her.
The appointment was for 9:30 and I got a few small things done before we packed her in her carrier and off we went. She is not terribly fond of that thing but tolerates it fine enough… We get to the vets and get right in and I let her out of the carrier and she is ok with that, but has to check everything out… Smells funny in there to her I guess… After the check out she got back in the carrier and indicated it was time to go now…. About then in walks the assistant and notes on the chart that she had to be sedated last time. I said yep, she doesn’t like strangers… but we coax her out of the carrier and I am holding that is ok… but once the assistant attempts to put her hand on here she starts that low cat growl… So far no claws or hissing but as the assistant attempts to lift the tail…the hissing starts… ok so much for that attempt… she leaves and the vet comes in to check… and it is decided after a few attempts at “friendly” that didn’t work to go ahead and sedate as the last time it was a squalling, clawing good time for them but not me…The Vet leaves and comes back with the shots required (3 of them) and Lilly gets the first sedative… and we let her find her own place to lay down and the lights go out… they are then able to take temps, the Christmas Goose – sample, and several other good looks and checks… teeth, claws (now that they are not in action) and decide she looks pretty healthy… well you could tell that from the non-friendly maneuvers earlier… so she gets her preventative shots and then the shot to undo the sedative… and I have to leave her there for observation until she is pretty much awake (some timer after lunch)… Exciting and I can assure you Lilly may like to eat birds,and would like to catch some, including a some geese that frequent our pond but as far as getting the Christmas Goose… that is not liked and she shows how much…
After that excitement I made a trip to the bank and Atwood’s for some dog treats and some special cat treats as I am sure she needed some now…
Today we went to lunch at McAlister’s and had the Tortilla Chicken soup and boy that stuff sure is good… a creamy soup not like most Chicken Tortilla but really good anyway… We also mailed off some packages and then I went back to pick up the poor feline… she was really groggy but ok… Got her home and let her out of the carrier and she spent much of the afternoon being very very listless and dis-oriented… those shots sure take the stuffing out of her..
During my trip to town I had also signed up for the OSU Wellness center so I can get back to walking… if the weather is going to be crappy and I don’t like walking in the sleet, snow, drizzle, cold, etc.… then I better get inside to get my walking time in… I can also add in a little weights as I probably need to work on that as well… so tonight when Sherrie made her trip to the wellness for a training session I went and walked and I can truly say I walked 2 miles and it was all up hill… on the tread mill you can set the speed and inclination so I was at about 4mph and 8% grade.. at the end of 2 miles I could sure feel it… so what do we do after all that… go pick up a cheap pizza and spoil most of it… oh well…
Tonight I did some more radio… worked on some programs changes for one of my radios and some reading on finances… I guess the market has now stepped into the Santa Clause Rally… since it has been up big the past few days… wonder how long this will last?
WD0AJG